According to Madison in Federalist No. 10, how does the Constitution overcome the problem of factions?
a. by restricting private property rights
b. by decentralizing power across the national and state governments and across three branches of government
c. by discouraging citizens from expressing their political views in public
d. by adopting a system of direct democracy that relies on principles of natural law
Answer: b
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